Clymer Manuals 1974 Ducati SS Cafe Racer 750 Antique Classic Classic Retro Desmodromic

http://www.clymer.com Clymer Manuals 1974 Ducati SS 750 Vintage Antique Classic Motorcycle on display at the 2012 HoAME Show. Classic Antique Retro Vintage Custom Restored Motorcycles and Clymer Manuals was there. http://www.hoame.com

Clymer on the lift and Clymer Girl didn’t have to go far to attend the Heart Of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts club 21 th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show. Classic vintage antique motorcycles motorcycle bikes British, German, Japanese, Italian, European, American motorcycles were all on display. Manufacturers on display included Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, BMW, Harley Davidson, Vincent, Triumph, BSA, Norton, Brough Superior, Lawrence of Arabia, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Jay Leno, Leno has nothing on us, we love you Jay, Leno’s Garage, Indian, Cushman, Vespa, Laverda, Puch, Lambretta, MV Augusta, Ducati, Matchless, Zundapp, Moto Guzzi AJS and more. There were 100% perfect restorations,bike ridden in, and a trailer queens ( not size queens go to craigslist for that ) full-on customs, cafe racers, choppers, bobbers, trials bikes, dirt bikes, road racers…any type or style motorcycle you could image.

The show was held at the Kansas City Airline History Museum http://www.ahmhangar.com at the Kansas City Downtown Airport. Also displayed were 3 classic vintage antique passenger airplanes planes: a Douglas DC-3, a Martin 404, and a 1958 Super Constellation, or Super Connie.

Owner: Harold Johnson
Entry # 125

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/ducati_750_ss_1974.php
Displacement: 748.00 ccm (45.64 cubic inches)
Engine type: V2, four-stroke
Power: 73.00 HP (53.3 kW)) @ 8000 RPM
Top speed: 217.0 km/h (134.8 mph)
Compression: 9.5:1
Bore x stroke: 80.0 x 74.4 mm (3.1 x 2.9 inches)
Valves per cylinder: 2
Fuel control: Desmodromic valve control
Cooling system: Air
Gearbox: 5-speed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_SuperSport
Modern Ducati, as well as the Super Sport can be traced back to April 1972 when Ducati won the Imola 200 (the European equivalent of the Daytona 200) with a for-production based 750 cc, desmodromic valve v-twin motor developed by Fabio Taglioni. Imola was a traditionally fast circuit that placed a premium on high-speed handling rather than brute horsepower. The Super Sport prototypes used for the inaugural race were developed using a 750 GT based engine and frame and earned instant fame when legendary racer Paul Smart and Bruno Spaggiari finished first and second, respectively, immediately elevating Ducati from a company known for “quaintly individual” motorcycles and into the superbike market.

1974 Super Sport

1974 marked the first year of mass production of Super Sport. The bike featured 10.5:1 compression ratio, a voluminous 6 gallon gas tank and a claimed weight of 333 lb (151 kg). A mere 401 1974 Super Sports were produced and the bike immediately set new standards for production motorcycles and had unique styling, but for all intents and purposes it was a pure production racer with the minimum of concessions to make it street legal. Unfortunately, the complicated bevel gear-driven camshaft made the bike uneconomical to produce, thus the 1974 model is the only round-case 90-degree v-twin with desmodromic valve gear. However the 1974 model bike is considered to be the most significant production bike in Ducati’s history, mostly because it offered the highest standards of handing and performance available at that time and essentially saved Ducati from extinction.

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